soulmate ↠ taennie ✓

22: stay

"If I'm to die before I reach you
Please know I'm meant to love you till I did" -
If i'm to die / Keaton Henson

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After the closing ceremony was done, I went to see Taehyung even though most of the students were scrambling towards the schools' canteen. "Tae.... can we talk?" He sensed the urgency in my eyes and nodded.

I lead him towards the school garden and told him to take a seat underneath a shallow tree. "I've got something important to say please listen to me." I held his hands and rub circles on it.

"Taehyung, will you let me go? You'll be happier without me."

The moment I uttered the words, his grip on my hands gets tighter. "Why? Did I - I did something wrong ? WHY JENNIE ??!!"

I was taken aback when he raises his voice that I didn't even realise that tears was forming in my eyes. His usually calm, deep voice was now full of rage, frustration.

"JENNIE PLEASE, WHAT ARE YOU EVEN SAYING NOW? ARGHHH !!" Jennie could see Taehyung pulling his hair in frustration.

I couldn't bear seeing him kneeling down begging me to tell what's the problem was; I rip my hand out of his grip and walk away.

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As I walk away I can hear him shouting my name begging me to stop; as I turned around I didn't realise I was in the middle of the road.

"JENNIE! NOOOO---"

His entire face turns pale and his eyes are pooling over with tears.

"What?" I ask

Before I can even look around me, I feel myself being flown into the air, and everything turning black.

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I'm awoken with a struggle-a struggle of fighting for breath and a struggle to move. I can hear harsh cries above me, and I try desperately to move, but my entire body seems to be paralyzed. I peel my eyes open with force, and as I try to move my head to look around, I feel a pair of hands squeezing my head.

"Jen" Taehyung whispers, keeping my head on his leg as he kneels behind me.

He's holding my head in his hands, petting my cheek while he cries harshly. I try to look around, but everything is blurry and I can't see anything besides Taehyung's worried look.

I begin to panic. My breathing is lacked, and I'm in so much pain I feel like I'm being held down my knives. I have no idea what's happening or how I ended up here, but all I know is that I'm relieved Taehyung is here.

He looks down at me, his stomach making contact with my head as his face coming closer to me. Tears are running down his face rapidly, dropping onto my chin "It's okay. Everything's going to be fine. Don't worry, Jennie ."

He's mumbling quiet "It's okay"'s under his breath against my cheek.

But I'm not. I know I'm not.

With all the strength I have, I lift my hand up so that I can inspect it. Blood. All I see is blood. Blood dripping off my hand onto my clothes. Blood running down onto my arm. My skin is damaged so bad that I can see bone through the scrapes. My heart stops beating for a moment, and there's an image in my head of what the rest of my body could look like.

Everything is taking over my body and it's all becoming stronger than me.

"I wish this was me. I would give anything for me to take your pain." He weeps.

He places his forehead against mine, whispering sweet nothings in my hair.

"Hold on to me Jennie. Don't leave me here. You're going to be alright and I'll be by your side. Always. So please hold on to me. Stay for me, Jen. Stay. I can't live without you ." I can feel myself losing consciousness. If this is the last time at least I'm in his arms.